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Brown stingray (Bathytoshia lata)
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Brown stingray (Bathytoshia lata) specimen
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Dasyatidae

Brown stingray

Bathytoshia lata

Broad wings over Hawaiian coastal flats

  • Brown
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

The broad stingray (Bathytoshia lata), also known as the brown stingray or Hawaiian stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. They range across the Indo-Pacific from southern Africa to Hawaii, and are the predominant species of stingray in the inshore waters of the Hawaiian Islands. This benthic fish also inhabits sandy or muddy flats at depths greater than 15 m (49 ft) in the Eastern Atlantic, from southern France to Angola, including the Mediterranean Sea.

Maximum length
260 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: southern France to Angola, including the Mediterranean Sea. Indo-Pacific: widespread, from southern Africa to Hawaii.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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